Career detective retires
The experienced detective will leave a void that will be difficult to fill when it comes to the investigation of serious cases.
A highly skilled Port Shepstone detective has retired after 37 years of service.
However, Lieutenant-Colonel Mkhulekelwa Skhosana didn’t hang up his gloves without adding another excellent conviction to his long list of successful criminal cases.
On May 3, 2021, police attended to a scene where a human skull was found in Betania.
Skhosana linked the skull to a young missing woman from Gamalakhe.
It was due to Skhosana’s brilliant sleuth work that the man responsible for the woman’s death, Nhlanhla William Hlophe (38), was jailed for 15 years for murder.
Hlophe, also pointed out where they could find the rest of the woman’s body, and this breakthrough in the case brought closure to her family.
During his time as a detective, Skhosana dealt mostly with murder cases.
In 1987, he joined the police force. He worked at Mehlomnyama police station from 1990 to 1996.
In 2002, he joined Highflats detectives and also served as branch commander of detective service at Msinsini.
While working in Msinsini, he investigated a case where a couple, suspected of witchcraft, were butchered by their neighbour. Due to Skhosana’s thorough investigations, the neighbour was found guilty and received a jail sentence of 85 years.
In 2010, he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel and also has experience working at Port Shepstone Visible Policing.
The Station Commander at Port Shepstone police station, Brigadier Nonhlanhla Dhlamuka, said it’s sad to bid Skhosana farewell after serving the community and the organisation diligently.
“He is leaving the service with a clean record and a lot of experience. He is very passionate about investigation. He was attending to serious crimes after hours and making arrests with the assistance of his colleagues. He will be sorely missed by all colleagues that he worked with for many years, but we wish him good health and happiness with his loved ones.”
The Detective Commander of Port Shepstone detective branch, Colonel ZM Khumalo, said the void that he leaves behind in the organisation will be difficult to fill, more especially when it comes to the investigation of serious cases.
“He is a very disciplined, dedicated and enthusiastic member that will be dearly missed by everyone,” said Khumalo.
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